Following Punjab

"For me being a first generation Punjabi kid, I feel like it is my responsibility to keep my culture and heritages alive by learning and participating in it as much as I can. In school and regular daily life I have to keep myself integrated with Canadian culture and we speak English or we act in is what would be western beliefs. To make sure that the culture my parents have grown up in and passed down to me I have to go above just knowing Canadian values but I also need to be connected to my own roots. I do this through religion, going back to Punjab, and increasing my knowledge in my culture through various different ways such as books and music. Not being in Punjab and our parents coming here working all the time has not given them the time to instill all the beliefs and values we should know about our heritage.  Onto of that having to know western values swell it becomes hard juggling two different identities for many. So not just to keep the culture alive for my generation but mores to come the bare minimum I can do is participate and learn about my heritage as much as I can." D.K